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My colleague the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills and I are keen to ensure that artists are appropriately rewarded for their creative content, including in the online world. Where music-streaming sites are legitimate, the payment of royalties is a commercial arrangement between the rights-holder and the online service provider.

Answered by
Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
31 October 2013
Reference
569 c1063
House
House of Commons

I thank the Minister for that response. A number of musicians have recently pulled their music from Spotify because the amounts that such online services pay is so minuscule that the emergence of new artists and the financial sustainability of new music are being threatened. Does he think that the larger labels should follow the example of some indie labels and give a 50:50 split to their artists?

Asked by
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Oral questions - 1st Supplementary
Status
Answered
Date
31 October 2013
Reference
569 c1063
House
House of Commons

As we are talking about new or emerging artists, may I use this opportunity to congratulate James Blake on winning the Mercury award last night? He is a

classically trained pianist who won for his album of ambient music. I would hesitate to interfere in the commercial arrangements of either the big labels or the indie labels, but I am sure that each can learn from the other.

Answered by
Lord Vaizey of Didcot (Conservative)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Type
Oral answers to questions
Date
31 October 2013
Reference
569 c1063
House
House of Commons

What recent discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills on payment to artists by online music streaming services.

Asked by
Kerry McCarthy (Labour)
Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Oral questions - Lead
Status
Answered
Date
31 October 2013
Reference
900832; 569 cc1063-4
House
House of Commons